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    NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR DISCOURSE ON ASR

    - - - warning ! ! ! - - - very long post, please take your time :) - - - Have the standards for discourse on ASR led us to a place where irrelevance is celebrated, while difficult questions are not pursued? Do the norms and standards on ASR lead to sins of emission? I will present a model of...
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    PUNCH! How do we define it?

    Everybody talks about punch but few take the time to define it. Is punch an audiophile term only, too vague to have a meaning? Or can we use audio science and engineering insight to fill the term with meaning? In a previous thread...
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    An Enticing Marketing Story, Theory Without Measurement?

    Is digital digital room correction just another story of theory without measurement? Generally speaking, there are two kinds of information: There are observations and there are theories. So generally speaking you can believe the observations and you don’t need to believe the theories. But where...
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    Grammy nominations and the improbability of 2L

    This weekend, on February 10th, the Grammys are once again to be awarded to outstanding music productions. I have followed the productions of 2L, Lindberg Lyd by Morten Lindberg, for about ten years now. And every year, Lindberg has been Grammy nominated, with 2008 as the only exception since...
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    Passive speakers, separate boxes...help me understand the appeal

    We have another thread on «Turntables - help me understand the appeal»: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/turntables-help-me-understand-the-appeal.6430/ Unsurprisingly ASR members have little good to say about the technical aspect of vinyl playback. Then it strikes...
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    Does audio gear need to be sustainable?

    We live in a world of consumerism. Overconsumption is a concern of many. One example is the fact that the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015*. Audio gear - except speakers and acoustics - has reached a level where there are no more secrets. Transparent gear can...
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    Mark Waldrep says «haha» and happy new year

    «HaHa. I couldn’t disagree more…professional audio studios don’t embrace any of these things (with the exception of good central grounding). Getting great sound at home doesn’t require wasting money on products of dubious efficacy». More: http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6333
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    Mac Mini 2018

    New Mac Mini just released: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/ Noise level: 4 dB. Is this the new killer product for those who want a one-stop-shop music computer running either Mac OS or Windows? Any thoughts? For example on best configuration for those who want a music or home theater hub?
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    HI-RES, 8K & MAGIC

    Samsung is about to launch 8K TVs: https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/qled-8k-tv/ There is very little source material in 8K resolution, a situation which will not change materially in the next year or so. However, what reviewers like about this TV is its ability to «upsample» to 8K, so that...
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    GENELEC GO HIGH SPL

    Yesterday, Genelec added a couple of additions to their product range to offer audio professionals and enthusiasts high SPL in a small package: S360 SPEAKER: https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-master-studio-monitors/s360-sam-studio-monitor 7382A SUBWOOFER...
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    DIY & AUTODIDACTISM

    Why is it that DIY people think they make better gear (say speakers) than established pro speaker brands? Why is it that autodidadacts think they know more about audio and science than audio professionals and scientists? Internet is a fascinating place. Audio forums have different types and...
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    QOBUZ IN AMERICA

    Qobuz is coming soon to the U.S. This news reports casts light on their preparations: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hi-def-streaming-service-qobuz-hired-dan-mackta-as-md-in-the-usa/ New managing director in the U.S. and their new French CEO was hired just recently as well, in April...
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    Vinyl madness

    Best presented without much further comment in this opening post. Here comes the Ortofon MC Century cartridge, priced at €10.000: https://www.ortofon.com/mc-century-p-863 To what end is this pricing madness?
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    Why hi-res streaming in Europe only?

    Why is high resolution audio streaming available in Europe only? 1) QOBUZ (FRANCE): https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/discover 2) HIGHRESAUDIO (GERMANY): https://www.highresaudio.com/en How come high resolution initiatives start up in European countries like France and Germany, and not USA?
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    Genelec on audio science

    I found this piece, by Siamäk Naghian of Genelec, to be well written: https://www.genelec.com/blog/its-not-right-its-not-even-wrong-why-scientific-foundation-matters It sums up what I believe to be the views of many people on ASR. And I thought especially this sentence about Genelec founder...
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    Women in audio

    Unsurprisingly, Genelec is one of few companies to honor women in professional audio today, March 8th. No doubt, audio and music engineering is too important to be left to men only. https://www.genelec.com/making-their-mark
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    PSYCHOACOUSTICS AND I

    Psychoacoustics is the subject where the engineer tries and get the engineering just right for the listener. Example: A flat frequency response curve is a great starting point but tests showed that (an average of) people preferred systematic deviations from the «neutral» curve. There is...
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    Is America losing it?

    The American audio industry is on a decline. Real innovation happens elsewhere. If you are looking for integrated, innovative audio systems, you need to go to Europe. Just think about the integrated systems of B&O, Genelec, Kii Audio, Devialet etc. The American audio industry is going the same...
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    Pinnacle of vinyl playback

    Technics just released news on the SP-10R(eference). Specs will be unheard of (just a couple of specs are released). Is this what happens when you combine technical research, knowhow and craftsmanship? Any thoughts...
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